Deformation mechanisms in partially molten rock and their
mechanical behavior

Interaction of metamorphism and deformation

Transformation of albite to coesite and jadeite during
deformation

Student Research:

Junior and senior students
interested in conducting research are encouraged to seek out a
professor to mentor them.
Students interested in learning more about how rocks deform, the
structures rocks make, and the ramifications of geologic
structures on other aspects of geology can work with Dr.
Gleason.
Students may earn credit while conducting research
resulting in a
presentation at the campus-wide Transformations Conference or even a
presentation at a professional meeting away from
campus. On
occassion, the research is incorporated into a professional
publication.
Some examples of student research follow:

John Mythen, SUNY Cortland:

Understanding the Characteristics of Ophiolitic Mylonites and their Formation.Transformations
Poster, 2015.

A natural example of crystal-plastic deformation enhancing
the incorporation of water into quartz. Scholar's Day poster,
2007.

DeSisto, Stephanie, and Gleason, Gayle, 2006. Water content
in quartz and shear initiation of a small mylonite in the Western
Adirondacks: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 38,
no. 2, p. 77.